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Volleyball shares fond memories,
—tough loss on Senior Day

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About 3.000 people dressed
up and escorted their dates to a
prorii on Friday. but it wasn‘t at
a high school it was at a
church.

The Jesus Prom. a commu-
nity gathering that people who
have disabilities are encour—
aged to attend. began at South—
Iand Christian (‘liurch in Lex—
ington seven years ago and has
since spread to California.
North Carolina. Virginia and
Haiti.

Brewster McLeod. South—
land‘s special—needs minister.
said the Jesus Prom reflects Je-
sus‘ message of caring for
everyone. People with disabili»
ties are often overlooked.
McLeod said.

The idea for the prom stems
from the Bible passage Luke
1-1113 I4. according to the Jesus
Prom‘s Web site lw ww.jesus-
proiiiorgi. In the passage. Jesus
says. “When you give a ban»
qnet. invite the poor. the crip»
plcd. the lame the blind. and
you will be blessed. Although
they cannot repay you. you will
be repaid at the resurrection of
the righteous."

The theme of Friday's

 

Judy Day a guest at the Jesus Prom hosted by Southland Christian ”its OI
Church, holds a snake as part of one of the many activates for guests or

Friday evening,

PHOTOS BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH I STAFF

Katie Hale teft dances witha volunteer at the Jesus Prom hosted by Southland Christian Church on Friday evening In addrt ion to dancrr rig guests at the
prom could hold snakes a tarantula and pet bi ids along with other activities at booths set ip by the church

Jesus Prom draws crowd of 3000

Down syndrome. said their fa~
voritc part of the Jesus Prom
was having the opportunity to
flirt with girls.

Fife. who regularly
Beach Boys hits at Soutlilanrl
on Sundays. also enjoyed the
"Deal or No Deal" game host»
ed by VI KYT‘s I)C:\ltll
Stephens. who \olunteered at
the eyent.

Kinesiology senior Amy
llanibrick. who escorted life.
said she was happy to volunteer
and meet people. Hambrick was
several members of
Delta (jamma sorority who vol-
unteered at the prom.

Hunter Sherwood. the

sings

prom was “Lost But Found."
along with Hawaiian costumes.
The event had stations set up
for gaming. eating. dancing.
and viewing animals such as a
live snake. a tarantula and par—
I'OLS.

Jackson escorted Nathan
Watson. an attendee of the
prom. who said he enjoyed tlr.-
people dressed iii gorilla suits
who were part of the entertain
ment at one of the party star
tions.

event‘s creative director. has esv
corted his friend Shelley Lane
as a date to the prom each year.

"We have the opportunity to
\alue people who don‘t always
get the best treatment.” he said.

Lane has cerebral palsy and

Barbara Jackson. an inte—
grated strategic coiiimunica-
tions sophomore. said it was
better than any prom she had at—
tended. Jackson. whose sister
has Down syndrome. said her
understanding of the situation
gives her motivation to help
others with disabilities. adding
that she wants to bring an event
like the Jesus Prom to UK.

"A gorilla that looked like
riiy dad threw a banana at me '
he said

The prom provides the right
type o."
“arson. Nathan Watson s moth
er. The church provided security
and had volunteer medical staff
on hand. said. "I

Nathan and
tendee.

can‘t speak. but through her
board ol letters that connet is to
an electronic display of what
she wants to say. she said that
she enjoys dancing with Sheri
wood

"The prom is like heaven is
going to be like one day." Lane
know I have friends
here. but licaycn will be the
biggest party "

eiiv ironiiie nt. said Irene

another at
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NASHVILLE. Tcnii. All
week long. L'K football players and
coaches talked about the much—
needed return of senior starting
tailback Rafael Little.

But after backup tailback Derrick
Locke scored the ganie~winning
touchdown in Saturday 's victory
over Vanderbilt. much of the credit
went to the true freshman tailback
from Hugo. ()kla.

“He really just took the pressure
off of getting the ball in other peo.
ples' hands.‘~ senior quarterback An»
dre Woodson said. “He‘s a great
player. and obvioti§ly he's going to
be the future of this program."

Locke’s l2 carries for 5| yards
sparked No. 24 [K (7-3. 3-3 South~
eastem Conference) to a 273.0 victo-
ry over Vanderbilt 15—5. 2-5 SFCI in
front of the largely blue-clad crowd
of 39.773 at Vanderbilt Stadium.

The win vaulted the ('ats as high

as No. 20 in the USA Today poll.
They rank 22nd in the Associated
Press poll and 23rd in the Bowl
(‘hampions‘hip Series standings.

Locke took over the running
game in the second half after Little
went down with a lower-back injury
with the score knotted 13-13. On the
(‘ats‘ first possession of the half.
Locke carried the ball six times for
24 yards before sophomore fullback
Maurice Grinter capped the drive off
with a l-y'ard touchdown run.

“The speed and the explosive-
ness of Derrick Locke coming in.
in that situation when things are
going one speed. all of a sudden
he‘s got a different gear." UK head
coach Rich Brooks said. “And he‘s
a very physical player. He doesn't
shy away front contact."

Vanderbilt tied the game 20-20
on a 7.yard .scamper by quarterback
Macken/i Adams with 7:3I remain-
ing. brit it was Locke again who put
the Cats ahead late in the fourth
quarter on a 4—yard touchdown run

First issue he. Subsequent inns 25 cm.

UK 27, VAixttitat‘taiit 131i
Locke’s fourth-quarter touchdown carries Cats to Victory

By Eric lindsey

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that produced the game‘s final score

"(The win) puts its in a good
position for a good bowl." Locke
said. “It puts us in the chase.
were still not satisfied. We need
to keep winning."

The Vanderbilt offense still had a
chance to tie the game in the final
minutes. The Commodores took ov er
with just over six minutes left and
marched down the field. converting
on three huge fourth downs. But on
fourth-and—six. Adams overthrew his
intended receiver. and the ball tell
hamilessly' in the end /onc to secure
the (‘ats‘ first win in three games.

“My stomach has been chuming
for 24 hours." Brooks said. “It didn't
stop churning until I saw that ball
fluttering on fourth down otrt of the
end [one

Brooks‘ stomach churning could
have been the result of watching a
physical contest that was highlighted
by bnital hits and UK penalties.

Outgoing gov.
seeks dismissal
of trustee suit

JJill Luster

ilaster@kykernel com

FRANKFURT - After losing his bid for re—election.
Gov. Eniie Flet her is set to leave office in less than a month.
However the attomey general s case against the governor s
office concerning boards oI trustees at U K and other state
universities will proceed as planned.

Attomey General Greg Sturnbo added another petition for
judgment on Oct 3] to the] law suit he filed against the gover—
nor rn September. which calls tor the resignation of three
members of l K s Board of Trustees .

On Wednesday. Gov Eniie Fletcher‘s office will file a
motion to dismiss the law suit said Fletcher s deputy general
counsel. Andy Barr.

Stunibo. a Democrat who did not run for re—clection and
will be succeeded by Jack Conway. initially called for the res
ignations in August. saying the board s Republican majority
violates state law

Kentucky Revised Statute I()4.I3I,Ih€ legislation in con-
tention. requrres that the makeup of I'K‘s Board of Trustees
be proportionate with the number of registered voters in the
state s two major political parties Similar statutes apply to
other Kentucky public universities

In Kentucky. 56.9 percent of voters are registered Democ-
rats 36 6 percent are Republicans and o 5 percent are inde-
pendents or are atfili ited with another party. according to the
Kentucky State Board of Flections

The l K board has lb gube matorial appointees. of whom
se\ en are Democrats and nine are Republicans. ()f Kentucky

See Trustees an page 4

Senate may urge
halt on logging

By Jill Lester

Jiaster'tikykeinel com

Robinson Forest and planned l'niversity Studies Program
reforms will be the focus of today .s l niversity Senate meet-
ing.

Although the plan to comriicrcially log tstlti acres of
Robinson forest was discussed at last month's meeting. the
Senate took no official action tor or against the logging plan.

" Toward the end oi the Senate's ()ctobcr meeting. a mis-
understanding occurred in w liicli some senator's were mistak-
enly under the impression that motions could not be made."
states tlie motion that will be voted on today. “The Senate
(‘ouncil rS('i subsequently decided to solicit motions from
senators."

The proposal that the Senate will vote on today uses pro—
posed recoiiimendations from a senator and a Senate (.‘ouncil
member.

The first halt ol the proposal. submitted by Sen. Susanne
Arnold of the (iollege of Medicine. recommends that UK
create a policy for handling undeycloped university land like
Robinson forest

The second halt. by Senate ('oiiricil riieriiber Judith
Lesnaw. evtends Arnold's motion by urging [K to halt the
plan to log Still acres ol Robinson liorest until the university
has developed guidelines for undeveloped land.

If approved. the Senate would issue a iioiibriidiiig state—
ment to e\press its opinion on the logging. and it could be
sent to [K President Lee Todd and the Board of Trustees.
That stateriicnt is a “sense of the Sc iate" resolution. mean—
ing it represents the Senate‘s opinion but does not set uni—
versity policy.

Debate about Robinson Forest today will be limited to
the Proposed resolutions. said Senate Council ('hair Kaveh
T ig or it list week s meeting

‘We are going to oiily t.iscuss the motion," Tagavi said.

See Senate on page 4

ED mm | STAFF

Freshman running back Derrick locke runs into the end zone for UK's final touchdown against

See Football on page 5 Vanderbilt on Saturday

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